proper nounEmpŏrĭaEMPORIA☆ KeepMeaninga district on the shore of the Lesser SyrtisLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879EMPORIALEWIS & SHORTEMPORIAEmpŏrĭa, ōrum, n., = Ἐμπόρια, I. a district on the shore of the Lesser Syrtis, Liv. 29, 25 sq.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesGeographyEmporiaEmporia (τὰ Ἐμπορεῖα),was at first the name of a number of seaport towns, Phoenician and Carthaginian settlements, on the shores of the Lesser Syrtis;…